Girls' name · since 1978
Riah
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 646 babies named Riah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Riah is the #4591 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 646 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Riah recorded 646 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #4591 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #10,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 646 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riah ranks #10,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 646 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riah's 646 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Riah compares
646 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Riah's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 646 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Riah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Riah popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 2016 (Riah as boys' name)
Riah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (226 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Riah's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Riah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
226 births
- 2020s
2020s
221 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 226 births (35% of all-time use).
How Riah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Riah's total volume
Riah by state
Where Riah concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 2.2% |
21 of 646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Riah's data
- Riah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (226 total births) through the 2020s (221) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Riahs (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Riah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Riah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.